Sunday, March 23, 2014

Some people suffer from headaches during summers because of the heat.This tip reduces the head pain to a great extent.
Coriander seeds (dhaniya) are made into a paste and the paste is applied on the forehead.
If fresh green coriander is available,then the leaves are made into a fine paste and rubbed on the forehead.
This relieves the pain.

Friday, March 7, 2014

The neti pot -picture released into the public domain by author Madhavi

Neti kriya is also known as nasal irrigation, where the nasal passages are washed with lukewarm salt water .
The technique is tricky and must be learnt from an expert. The ideal temperature and amount of salt in the water varies with each guru. Each person may have to work out the ratio on their own.
Benefits of Jal neti:

reduces the symptoms of sinus problems

cures nasal congestion

reduces the symptoms of most problems associated with nasal passages.

(This kriya is to be learnt from an expert)

(The picture above is a copper neti pot. It is quite difficult to clean )